Buy.com has the SanDisk Sansa C150 2GB MP3 Player for $49. This unit is ideal for the Gym because it it so small, lightweight and has an FM tuner. It’s also great as a “beater” for those times where you may not want to bring your expensive Ipod. You don’t even need any software to get songs onthis player, just drag and drop files.

I didn’t realize the ¢ wasn’t on a normal keyboard. To type the ¢ cents symbol hold down the ALT key and then type in 155 on the number pads. You may have to toggle Num Lock. For some reason it won’t work with the numbers above the letters on my keyboard.

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I was in Sam’s Club and came across the Archos 404 Camcorder. However the device is much more than a camcorder. It has a 30GB hard drive that allows you to store video, photos and music. The device has a 3.5″ color screen and It also functions as a 1.3 megapixel camera for capturing still photos.

One very cool feature of this unit is an optional Archos DVR Docking Station. The docking station allows you to record just about any video source onto the Archos. there are plenntyo of output options which allows you to play videos on the Archos on your TV.

One possible use for this is to download videos from the web and then view them on your TV. If yout TV had vidoe outpust you can record television shows to view later on the Archos.

Overall I thought it was a pretty cool device for not a lot of money.

Sony has lowered the list price of the BDP-S300 Bluray player to a $499 list price. I’m not sure this will sway the war on bluray versus HD DVD. I think average consumers are still going to wait this out. In their eyes blu-ray and HD disks look like a regular DVD, so why should a blu-ray or HD player be so expensive when I can buy a DVD player for less than $100 ?

Personally I may be willing to shell out $200 for a HD player. In the end I wouldn’t be surprised if players capable of playing both formats and regular DVDs become available.

I noticed the new commercials which says the iphone will be available June 29. I personally thing the price point is a little hight for the masses to embrace.

I am not one of those that automatically bash anything Apple or Mac. But I have to say I am sick of Steve Jobs pictures. He always looks very pompous in a “I’m WAY too cool for you” way.

I received an email from BUY.com with their weekly specials. They have a Western Digital 500GB External Hard Drive for $138.95. I have a smaller version of this drive and it is excellent. I don’t think I will ever buy an internal slave drive again. External drives like this are great for performing backups ans storing large video files. Link.

I was checking out the Canon PowerShot SD1000 and I can’t figure out why anyone would buy the SD800 instead. The SD1000 is $218 and the SD800 is $308.

Feature wise the SD800 has a 3.8x zoom compared to the SD1000’s 3.0x zoom, and that’s about the bigest difference I can see. Are people really willing to spend $80 for the extra zoom in a camera that’s bigger and heavier than the Canon SD1000 ?

If you are looking for great computer speakers look no further than the Logitech Z-2300 speakers. The Z-2300 system is a THX-certified 2.1-channel speaker system with ported subwoofer.

Be warned the the subwoofer is pretty large. It houses an 8inch long throw speaker in an enclosure that is about 11″ x 11″ x 15″. The subwoofer is rated at 120 watts and the speakers are 40 watts.

Sound wise I have never heard better sounding speakers for the computer. Quite honestly this system can reach sound levels that will shake your walls. The bass is unbelievable. When my non-computer geek friends are over they are shocked that all the sound they are hearing come from this little computer system. One time I was cranking a movie trailer and my wife ran into the room thinking there was a tornado outside.

I was so impressed with this system that I almost bought the Z-5500 Digital 5.1 system for my main surround sound speakers in the entertainment room.

You can buy the Z-2300 system new for about $115 at Amazon.

When I bough mine I took a chance on a refubished unit for about $70. It has worked perfectly.

There are time when you need headphones that block out ambient noise or offer more hi fidelity that earbuds or small headphones.

I use these headphones for my computer. They are great for doing audio editing and recording. I am very picky about my headphones. The Sennheiser HD 202 sound excellent and are a bargain $25 to boot at Amazon.

Some of the reviews complain that they are a little tight. I have to agree that they are a little tight when they are new. You get a little fatigued after wearing them for 20 minutes or so. However after that become a little broken in the headband does loosen up it death grip on your head and they become more comfortable with more use.

Highly recommended.

I have been in the market for a compact digital camera. I currently have a Kodak Z series digicam. It looks like a digital SLR but technically isn’t. Ireally like it since it allows me take pictures in manual mode just like an SLR. The problem is that I want a simple point and shoot that can easily slip into my pocket without dragging my shirt down to my knees.

I was in my local Best Buy and checked out the Kodak C763. This camera is tiny and light weight. The price was about $179. It almost seemed perfect until I saw the video specifications. The C763 shoots Motion-JPEG at 15 fps. Uh oh…dealbreaker. I want to be able to shoot 30fps at 640 × 480.

The reason I’m a little picky is that I have a friend with a Pentax camera. His video footage isn’t as good as a regular camcorder but it does a great job at Youtube quality footage.

More on other cameras I have looked at later. However if video is not a priority for you the I recommend you take a close look at the C763.